Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-04-26
THE SEMI WEEKLY WORLD
IDAHO
IDAHO CITY,

There is talk of moving the capitC
Of Washington territory from olympi
to some other point.
1t is believed that the deep snow an
cold weather have killed of all the pral
RE chickens OF Montana
Quails are said to have died by thou
sands in Indian valley, California, dur
ing the February storms.
There are several eases of smallpox
at Los Angeles. Gal. The people are
apprchensive of an epidem c.
The population Of Germany has in
creased $500. 600 siuce 1871. There is
now 46. 1885, 962 persons in the empire.
San Franciso bartendcrs are kicking
against the adoption of the "cash reg
ster,n new device to prevent pccula-
ton.
The tobacco-pianters in the ripper
Cumberland. Tennessee. district have
decided to put in only light crops this
year.
A Chinese lanndryaaan in San Diego.
Cal. has an advertisement in a local
,,aper which has been running for iif-
teen years.
Mrs. Margaret Brown. who died ?
few days ago in Pittsburgh, Pa, aged
10 years. missed but one communion IN
fifty three years
The young people of Washington
complain that there has been less dane
ing and fewer evening parties than
usual this winter.
The police authorities of Memphis,
Tenn. have sent to Philadelphia. Pa,
for three bioodhonnds, TO be used in
tracking criminals.
James Mutt, the Uniontown, Pa,
youth who shot Dukes for debauching
his sister and killing his father han
gone to Kansas 70 manage farm.
An Oregon firm has imported s
quantity Of wild rice from Minnesota.
II viii be planted in rnfreguented
places for the purpose OF attracting
ducks.
young lady at Newark. N. j.. was
iripped while dancing at ball fort
night ago. Her spine was injured, and
she Is now dying as the result Of the ac.
cident
The L0ngfellow statue shortly to be
put up in Portland, Me-, will cost Sill.
900. II will be placed on q red granite
pedestal 10 feet high and loxi3 feet at
the base.
The Strasburg library. which was do.
stroyed during the Franco-Prussan
war now contains GOO 900 volumes. q
large part of which has been given ts
the institution.
In California they are beginning To
talk ofengagng in tho cultivation OF
the cork oak. Owing to the wine In.
dustry. there Is great demand foi
cork In that state,
An Oregon lobbyist has sued firm
for nearly thousand dollars damages
for certain services alleged to have
been performed by him during tho last
session Of tho legislature.
The excitement among The womar
suffrage people in Washington terrific
W Is still undated over the recent de.
cision OF tho supreme court declaring
women not entitled TO the ballot.
Rev. Robert Hall, when asked how
many sermons u preacher could pre-
pare in week. replied: 1.-The be mau
Of pro-eminens ability, one; ii ho is a
man Of ordinary ability, two; II he Is
AN ass, six"
And what was the disposition OF
the rema ns9N was asked of a man who
recently lost his mother.in-law "lhe
disposition OF tho romans ho replied,
with real feeling. was quiet and
peaceful =
A New York physician has informed
. clock tea parties that their brass
ieapots generate very poisonous sub
stance. and society has concluded tc
limit their use of brass TO or-knockers
and other things.
The system Of boyeotting was bor-
rowed from India 1t is there moro
oppressive than in any other country
in the world and is exercised for the
most trifling cause, It is n social Gus.
tom there, bu; very strong one.
The Salvation army at Nevada City
Cal. charge a small admission fee &c
their religious services in order to keep
hoodlums out of the hall They have
now been required to pay for u license
the authorities holding that their praye,
and praise meetings come under the
head of 'showst'
William Kelly and his son were trim
ming fallen tree, the other day. near
Derby. Conn. and the father. SEEING ;
limb and bending it. told the boy &c
take the axe and cnt II off The boy
took aim. let drive. and cut oil one o
his fathers fingers rs well as ans sur
geon could have done it.
The stories of clergymen who gu
through the service for one anlitor call
TO mind . case in eastern Connecticut.
The one auditor in this case was =
young lady, member OF the CLERGY
mans family. lie not ouly went